Human Health Links

• MedLineplus: Environmental Health Medline Health Information, a service of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Health, offers a database on health topics, drug information, and other resources. Complete list of environmental health core areas and issues, many directly regarding toxic metals and contamination, others focusing on general environmental health.

• HealthWorld online-Toxic Minerals and Heavy Metals Healthworld's site on the effects of many different heavy metals and toxic minerals on human biology. Jumps to separate pages discussing many different substances in depth.

• EHIS-Environmental Health Perspectives Environmental Health Information Service, website of Environmental Health Perspectives, a journal with articles regarding every aspect of environmental health. Many articles involving heavy metals can be found through the search link.

• Center for Disease Control-- MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, published by the CDC. Many articles and sites devoted to epidemiological studies, use search at the top of the page to find articles on arsenic, chromium, and other heavy metals and their effects.

• OSHA-Technical Links Occupational Safely and Health Administration links to technical information on hundreds of topics, including toxic substances, metals, and other occupational hazards. Be patient-this many links takes time to load.